Baseball Pitching Grips Slider
Author: Baseball Bob
Baseball question?
Ok, so i am a 12 year old boy that is a baseball pitcher. A day or 2 after i pitch, (i am a relief pitcher) i “pull” a chest muscle. I know it is my pitching because it only happens after i pitch. It will stay for a day or two then when i rest, it goes away. Is threre something that i can do that will help me with my chest muscle? I throw 3 pitches, 4 seam fastball, slider,and circle change up. I am pretty sure i am throwing them right….Can throwing a pitch the wrong way (like gripping a slider wrong) cause this? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much, and i have talked to MANY people who told me i should drop it. Thanks again
Idk about your chest muscle but you should really stop throwing that slider, when you throw a slider it pulls on a very weak tendon in your arm. It stretches the tendon and since you are only 12 years old it has a much better chance of tearing. When you tear a tendon it requires surgery which can be painful and since you’re still very young it could end your ability to pitch at all. I would not reccomend throwing a breaking ball at all just stick with the fastball and changeup, if you really think you need to throw a breaking ball throw a curveball. When you throw a curveball it stretches a much stronger tendon so it’s not to bad for you, but you should still only throw 1 curveball and inning.
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